Cloud Native Senior Architect (Portworx)

Salary: £62,000 - 102,000 per year

Requirements:

• 10+ years of hands-on experience deploying and troubleshooting production Kubernetes environments, including building and operating containerised solutions.
• Proven experience with DevOps practices and a strong understanding of the cloud-native technology landscape.
• Experience supporting enterprise customers directly, including working in customer sites and production environments and communicating technical progress clearly.
• In-depth experience deploying, configuring, and troubleshooting Kubernetes; proficiency with at least one platform such as OpenShift, Rancher, or Mirantis, and familiarity with other container orchestration platforms.
• Linux system administration experience with RHEL, SLES, Debian, or Ubuntu.
• Networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, and load balancing.
• Knowledge of software-defined storage concepts such as NFS, block storage, and iSCSI, and of open-source databases and modern data platforms for highly available business applications.
• CI/CD experience with tools such as Jenkins, GitOps, Argo, or Airflow, and experience with configuration management or Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform, Chef, Puppet, or Ansible.
• Working knowledge of cloud IaaS environments such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.
• Familiarity with backup, disaster recovery, and object storage management in cloud and on-premises environments.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Must already be based in the UK and eligible to work there; willingness to travel to customer sites across EMEA and our offices as needed, potentially 30% or more.
• Desirable: CKA and/or CKAD certification, or equivalent hands-on experience; scripting skills in Bash, Python, or Ruby; experience with KVM or VMware and Git or SVN; familiarity with Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK; security fundamentals including SSL/TLS, Kubernetes Secrets, and RBAC; experience with the OpenStorage SDK and REST or gRPC interfaces; experience with high-availability deployments for scale-out databases and data-processing solutions; and cloud or Portworx-related certifications.
• Strong attention to detail and troubleshooting discipline in complex, high-pressure environments; comfortable consulting at customer sites; clear communication with technical and business stakeholders; adaptable, proactive, and collaborative approach to problem-solving.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with Portworx Delivery and Solution Architects on design and architecture workshops, gather customer technical requirements, document existing environments, and identify integration points with Kubernetes, storage, and backup solutions.
• Help document design decisions covering storage and backup workflows, high availability, disaster recovery, scalability, networking, and security; translate customer needs into actionable implementation plans.
• Design, install, configure, and maintain Kubernetes clusters and Portworx-based solutions using best practices, manifests, and Helm charts.
• Deploy and operate Portworx Enterprise, PX-Backup, and PX-DR across customer Kubernetes environments, on-premises and in the cloud.
• Configure Portworx with underlying storage platforms and optimize solutions for performance, scale, and reliability.
• Lead API and microservices deployment and day-2 operations, including monitoring and alerting practices.
• Support relevant CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code workflows.
• Serve as the initial point of contact for Portworx break/fix support cases and enhancement requests within the account or region.
• Work with Portworx Support and Product Engineering to deliver a strong customer experience and resolve issues promptly.
• Support customer validation and testing of changes before production implementation and remediate issues found during testing.
• Provide knowledge transfer and training to customer teams, and maintain clear communication with customer stakeholders and our delivery team about project status, risks, and outcomes.
• Follow our Advanced Services delivery methodology and support Delivery and Solution Architects and Project Managers throughout engagements.
• Coordinate delivery with Certified Delivery Partners, customers, and vendors, and contribute field experience to reusable procedures, runbooks, and templates.

Technologies:

• Airflow
• API
• AWS
• Ansible
• Azure
• Bash
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Debian
• DevOps
• ELK
• Git
• GitOps
• Grafana
• Helm
• IaaS
• Support
• Jenkins
• KVM
• Kubernetes
• Linux
• Load Balancing
• Network
• NFS
• OpenShift
• Prometheus
• Puppet
• Python
• REST
• RBAC
• RHEL
• Ruby
• Security
• SVN
• TCP/IP
• Terraform
• Ubuntu
• VMware
• gRPC
• microservices
• AI
• Architect
• Cassandra
• ElasticSearch
• Embedded
• Hardware
• Kafka
• MongoDB
• MySQL
• PostgreSQL

More:

We are Everpure (NYSE: P), a data platform company that reported $3.7 billion in revenue in fiscal 2026 and is expanding its Cloud Native / Portworx services across EMEA. In this UK-based contract role, you will support Portworx customers in the UK and across EMEA, working with our delivery teams and Certified Delivery Partner network on enterprise Kubernetes and cloud-native storage engagements. The contract scope and duration will align with our Portworx EMEA delivery roadmap. We offer the opportunity to work with growing cloud-native technology and a regional team of Delivery Architects, Solution Architects, and partners. We value innovation, growth, collaboration, and inclusion, and provide flexible time off, wellness resources, and company-sponsored team events. We support accommodations during hiring and are committed to equal opportunity, employee resource groups, and inclusive leadership.

last updated 40 week of 2026